New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-02

caihiot amend IT, but II ever in your future you
want a witness to your intense zeal and patriot
ism, your heroic personal qualities YOU NAV safely
cali on me as long l live. l surely have
watched with pride and interest your career in
the United States Senate and will be your advo-
cate II you aim at higher honors I assert with
zeal generals" and If 1 used the word "politics'
In an offensive sense, ID was to explain my own
motives for action, and not as descriptive.
Wishing you all honor and happiness on this
earth am as always your friend,
w. T. SHERMAN.
GENERAL LOGAN TO GENERAL SHERMAN.
UNITED STATES SENATE. }
PERSONAL "A sUSDaH' Fe b. g Is 1sss}
General W. T. SHERMAN.
My DEAR SIR: I have delayed ac-
knowledging your letter of the 18th
inst up TO this time for the reason that
have been so much engaged every moment of time
that | could not sooner do so for your expression
OF kindly feelings toward me- Itendcr my grateful
Acknowledgements.
L am inclined, however, my dear General b.
The opinion that had you fully understood the
situation in which L was placed al the times
| mentioned by you, that l returned North from the
army for the purpose Of taking part in the POLITICAL
contests then going that perhaps your criticism
on my then course would not have been made
did not do ID for the purpose of keeping hold
on my people, refused nomination in my own
State for very high position for the reason that
| would not have anything to do with parties
while the war should last In 1863 when wcnb
home to canvass in Illinois, and to help in Ohio.
General Grant was fully adj scd, and knows that
although had to make application for leave of
| absence, | did not do il of my own vOltiOn but
at the request of those high in authority. so
when left on leave, after the Atlanta campagn.
to canvass for Mr.. Lincoln / did it at the special
and private request of the then PVsi lent. tn
| kept to myself and have never made it public.
nor do propose to do SO now. but feel thai may
in confidence say this to you, that you may
what prompted my action in the premises. i have
borne for this rcas n whatever | may have suG-
fcred by way Of criticism, rather than turn criti
| cism on the dead.
So far as General Thomas having feeling in the
| matter you mention l presume he entertained
fhe same feeling that seemed 10 be general, that
| no without q military education was TO be
| trusted to command an army this l think was
| the feeling tfen and is now, and will ever he
| | find no fault with it this as a rule is probably
| correct but the experience Of the world has
| casic nallv found except ms to this rule | Ger
| tainly never gave General Thomas any occasion TO
| have strong feelings against me. did complain
| that was not on equality with him while |
commanded between Decatur and Stevenson that
my passes on the roads were not recognized, AMI
have General Ihomas's letter afterward, ad-
hitting the fact and apoocizing to me for the
conduct of his officers in this matter. l at all
times cO-operated with HIM cordially and promptly
during my stay at Huntsville and at all other
times subsequent. Certainly did for him after
ward what few men would have done When
ordered to Nashville with view OF supcrsedlng
him, at Louisville when l found the situation
Of matters | wrote and telcgraphcd Grant that hc.
Thomas. doing all he could, and asked TO be
ordered back to my own command, which was
done. This say TO show my kind feeling for him
and to say that if | ever did anything to cause
him to complain of me was not aware Of il.
One thing. my dear General that | feel con
scOus OF. and that is that no man ever obcycd
YOUR orders more promptly. and but few ever did
YOU more faithful service in carrying out your
plans and military movements than myself.
i may have done yourself and myself an in
Justice by not disclosing to you the cause OF my
rcturnnr North at tho time I did, but you have
| my for it. / felt N honor that l could
| rest.
This letter is intended only for fun cxplana
ton, and for yourself only do not feel aGgricvcd
| as you think hut Will remain your friend.
Yours truly, JoHN A. LOGAN
| I now with reverence for his memory, admira-
| ton for his hcroism in battle and love for the
man. hereby ratify and confirm every word OF his
| letter of February 49, 1888
was fully conscious that General Logan felt
deeply what he believed at the time a great wrone
| to himself and that he yet continued with
abatcd al,lor zeal and strength TO fight To the
end for the cause both held sacred. For tho
twenty-One years since the has ended, we
have been closely associated in the many army
societies which treasure the memories of the war
have shared the same banqucts and spoken TO the
same audiences. Only recently at san Francisco.
Seatt tie and Rock Island together, each
"A rival to give pleasure and do honor 10 the other
and still later within the last month he was at
tie Fifth Avenue Hotel his rooms next to mine.
and not night passed but We were together dis
cussing old or new events. Both Of were
q huut
Iression yet ever maintaining the friendship
which two soldiers should bear TO each other
Most undoubtedly did l expect him 10 survive
| me- and have always expressed wish that he
the then strongest type Of the volunteer soldier
| alive, might become the President Of the United
states.
1t is ordered otherwise, but as il is he has left
TO his family name and fame which could
have been little increased had he lived to attain
the Office for which so many good men contend
spite of the experience Of the past
When the Society of the Army of the Tennessee
holds its next meeting in Detroit next September
il living | may have more To say on this subject
Your friend, w. +. SHERMAN
PASSAGE FROM THE MEMOIRS REFERRED TO
By GENERAL SHERMAN.
Memoirs General William r. Sherman Vol Hpags 30 SO
question Of Who should succeed General MoPhsrsom
General Logan mad tagen command Of tho Army 0' the
Tcnnssscs by virtue OF his seniority aud mad done we'll
did not consider him equal to the command OF
three CORPS. Pcw~en him ana General Blair there
iked a urAl Rivalry. Both u great
and talent, but politicians by and
txJ erience maybe that for this they
inisl risea by regular officers like General schoncd.
Thomas and myself Ii Was ali important that there
should exist Ierfcct undcrsi andinR among the Army
COMMANDERS, and at conference with General George
ii. Thomas ut tho besdouaI tiers of General Thomas j.
Woods commanding division Ia tho Fourth Corp,
ThOmasJ strated warmly AGAINST my icconDoDd-
ing General Logan should DO assigned to tho
accidental seniority. We discussed fully the urrit, and
qualities OF eycry Ocor OF high rank tl- Army aud
finally settled on Major General o. q. Howard as tho
hest otcer who present aud available foi the pur
pose Oh tho oath of July elograp he'd to General Hal
hv